Conclusion Meanings:
'Exonerated': or 'Within NYPD Guidelines' - the alleged conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD's own rules, which often give officers significant discretion.
'Unsubstantiated': or 'Unable to Determine' - CCRB has fully investigated but could not affirmatively conclude both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.
Further details on conclusion definitions.
Named in 3 known lawsuits.
Tesheira, Nelcina vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 154036/2022,
Supreme Court - New York, August 30, 2022
Vett, Ilya vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 20CV02945,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, July 7, 2020, ended November 7, 2023
Zero Disposition
Barnes, Tommy vs City of New York, et al.
Case # 18CV07119,
U.S. District Court - Southern District NY, November 13, 2018, ended November 25, 2020
Zero Disposition
Complaint
Description: On January 21, 2014, the defendant officers Sergeant Caesar #2940, Officer Nicholas Mauceli #9894, and Officer Michael Manetta #241, arrested the plaintiff without cause and charged the plaintiff with PL 220.39 (criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree). Before the arrest, the plaintiff had stopped to say hello to someone he knew and was not selling controlled substances. During this interaction, the defendant officers appeared and grabbed the plaintiff with force and tightly handcuff the plaintiff. The plaintiff later had to receive medical attention due to his hands being swollen six days after the incident. The plaintiff was ordered to submit to an illegal search and after falsely arrestin...